before the mast

He sailed for two years before the mast.

他作为普通水手出海航行了两年.

He wants to sail before the mast.

他想当一名普通海员.

But now I find that every man before the mast knows more than I do.

可我发现船上每个人知道得都比我多.

He had sailed before the mast for nearly 30 years before he became a captain.

他当了将近30年的水手后才被提拔为船长.

He has served before the mast for 20 years.

他已当了20年海员.

Before the mast like you!'

像你一样,在船上开始的. ”

John sailed for three years before the mast.

约翰作为普通水手在海上航行了三年.

He spent ten years before the mast.

他当了十年的海员.

My nephew worked his passage to Sydney before the mast.

我的侄儿乘船去悉尼时在船上充当普通水手,打工以抵偿旅费.